car running funny

[scooter]

every now and again the car wouldn't start straight away it would be very slow it would start asap then it wouldn't start at all so replace the spark plugs and leads but still doing the same thing so i went out and bought a distributor cap and rotor arm today i went to fit it 1 of the bolts came out easy a pie but the second would not come out so easy but when it finally decide to move it actually decided to break right of the distributor the threaded part as well it looks like the previous owner had put locktite on but the strange thing is it looked like it was broken before and it was glued back on typical pre owners lazy gits now i know why the car ran funny so now i have to go out and buy a distributor itself and the distributor cap and rotor needed replaced there was rust and goo inside the distributor

does anybody know what price the distributor itself is going to cost roughly for a w124 230te

 

[trapperjohn]

Sorry for your trubs scooter. Don't have a price for a new one. Someone will be along soon who will. Wonder if the last owner was the victim of a garage bodge or if it was DIY bodge. Last time I was in Belfast (May this year) I saw a red W124 saloon taxi heading up the Lisburn Road out of town. Must have been in good nick with the PSV tests you have over there. Good Luck buddy.

 

[lynall]

Get part from this site ??????? ????????? MB. ????? ??????. then google it for a price guide.



Lynall

 

[grober]

You will get a shock at the price of a new one - £300-£400 try getting a good one from a breaker--make sure you get exactly the same type for the same car since they changed over the years.

 

[scooter]

the car still runs ok it is where the screw threads into to hold the distributor on it is that piece that has snapped of look on europarts they quote £83

 

[neilrr]

Fascinating as these stream of consciousness posts, a la Joyce, are, they are a bitch to read.

 

[BlackC55]

Don't read it then.

 

[scooter]

i went to 7 suppliers all didn't have any in stock and didn't know when they would but where able to give prices starting from £99-£186 but mercedes stealership £474.78 + vat + postage £25 where did they get that price from but a fella on ebay breaking a car had one £25 + £15 next day delivery now the car is 100% thanks to every one for there help

 

[renault12ts]

i went to 7 suppliers all didn't have any in stock and didn't know when they would but where able to give prices starting from £99-£186 but mercedes stealership £474.78 + vat + postage £25 where did they get that price from but a fella on ebay breaking a car had one £25 + £15 next day delivery now the car is 100% thanks to every one for there help

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